Lots more Xenos fun today, including the Retaliation Cadre making a Showdown debut, and Orks still krumpin' stuff left and right. We've also got some valiant imperium forced pushing back against aforesaid Xenos tide, with mixed success.

Today we're looking at:

Wargames for Warriors 2024 - 40K Major
Dicehammer Open 40k GT VII
90. Bedburger Scheunenkloppen
Hydra GT II 2024

Yesterday in part 1 I covered:

Bugeater GT
Southcon 2024 40K Tournament
PNW Warlords Clash Warhammer 40K GT
Broadside Bash Revived 2024
Wild Hunt GT: Summer

...and we'll finish up tomorrow with Lowest of Men reviewing the following in part 3:

2d6 Dawn of Vår
From Hell Open 2 - Back into the Trench!
Spring Assault at the Ironweld Open
Thylacine Cup GT
Viking Games - The Battle for Vanheim

Wargames for Warriors 2024 - 40K Major

61-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Bluffdale, UT, United States on June 01 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Evan Stump - Ultramarines (Ironstorm Spearhead) - 1st Place

Marneus Calgar Credit: Alfredo Ramirez

The List

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UM IS (2000 Points)

Space Marines Ultramarines Ironstorm Spearhead Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Lieutenant with Combi-weapon (100 Points) • 1x Combi-weapon 1x Paired combat blades • Enhancements: Master of Machine War (Aura)

Marneus Calgar (185 Points) • 1x Marneus Calgar • 1x Gauntlets of Ultramar • 2x Victrix Honour Guard • 2x Victrix power sword

Techmarine (95 Points) • Warlord • 1x Forge bolter 1x Grav-pistol 1x Omnissian power axe 1x Servo-arm • Enhancements: Target Augury Web (Aura)

OTHER DATASHEETS

Company Heroes (95 Points) • 1x Ancient • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Bolt rifle 1x Close combat weapon • 1x Company Champion • 1x Bolt pistol 1x Master-crafted power weapon • 2x Company Veteran • 2x Bolt pistol 2x Close combat weapon 1x Master-crafted bolt rifle 1x Master-crafted heavy bolter

Gladiator Reaper (150 Points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Ironhail heavy stubber 2x Tempest bolter 1x Twin heavy onslaught gatling cannon

Redemptor Dreadnought (210 Points) • 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Macro plasma incinerator 1x Onslaught gatling cannon 1x Redemptor fist 1x Twin storm bolter

Redemptor Dreadnought (210 Points) • 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Macro plasma incinerator 1x Onslaught gatling cannon 1x Redemptor fist 1x Twin storm bolter

Repulsor Executioner (220 Points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Heavy laser destroyer 1x Heavy onslaught gatling cannon 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Ironhail heavy stubber 1x Repulsor Executioner defensive array 1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber 1x Twin heavy bolter

Repulsor Executioner (220 Points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Heavy laser destroyer 1x Heavy onslaught gatling cannon 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Ironhail heavy stubber 1x Repulsor Executioner defensive array 1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber 1x Twin heavy bolter

Repulsor Executioner (220 Points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Heavy laser destroyer 1x Heavy onslaught gatling cannon 1x Icarus rocket pod 1x Ironhail heavy stubber 1x Repulsor Executioner defensive array 1x Twin Icarus ironhail heavy stubber 1x Twin heavy bolter

Scout Squad (65 Points) • 1x Scout Sergeant • 1x Astartes shotgun 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Scout • 2x Astartes shotgun 4x Bolt pistol 4x Close combat weapon 1x Missile launcher 1x Scout sniper rifle

Scout Squad (65 Points) • 1x Scout Sergeant • 1x Astartes shotgun 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Scout • 2x Astartes shotgun 4x Bolt pistol 4x Close combat weapon 1x Missile launcher 1x Scout sniper rifle

Scout Squad (65 Points) • 1x Scout Sergeant • 1x Astartes shotgun 1x Bolt pistol 1x Close combat weapon • 4x Scout • 2x Astartes shotgun 4x Bolt pistol 4x Close combat weapon 1x Missile launcher 1x Scout sniper rifle

ALLIED UNITS

Callidus Assassin (100 Points) • 1x Neural shredder 1x Phase sword and poison blades

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Archetype

Ironstorm Calgar Gunline

Thoughts

Ironstorm is notoriously hungry for delicious Command Points, which many successful builds have used Azrael in Dark Angels to deliver, but in a melee-heavy metagame I can see the appeal of swapping for access to Calgar instead. Azrael tends to sit at the back with a unit as a pure CP farm, while Calgar and some Company Heroes gives you a unit that can actually roll around achieving stuff. They're fast thanks to Advance/Charge, hit pretty hard in melee between Calgar and the Company Champion, and have a solid amount of OC for flipping objectives as long as their banner is alive. The higher price point means you end up on triple RepEx instead of being able to afford a Stormraven, but that doesn't seem to have held Evan back - congratulations on the trophy.

Ben Jurek - Orks (Bully Boyz) - 2nd Place (Undefeated)

Sirrus Bizniz, Goff ork warlord in mega armour. Credit: Charlie Brassley.

The List

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Bully 2.0 (2000 Points)

Orks Bully Boyz Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Boss Snikrot (85 Points) • 1x Mork’s Teeth 1x Slugga

Warboss (65 Points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas

Warboss (65 Points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas

Warboss (65 Points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas

Warboss in Mega Armour (105 Points) • Warlord • 1x Big shoota 1x ’Uge choppa • Enhancements: Tellyporta

Warboss in Mega Armour (80 Points) • 1x Big shoota 1x ’Uge choppa

Warboss in Mega Armour (80 Points) • 1x Big shoota 1x ’Uge choppa

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Trukk (65 Points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 Points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 Points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

OTHER DATASHEETS

Battlewagon (160 Points) • 4x Big shoota 1x Deff rolla 1x Grabbin’ klaw 1x Kannon 1x Lobba 1x Wreckin’ ball 1x ’Ard Case

Flash Gitz (160 Points) • 1x Kaptin • 1x Choppa 1x Snazzgun • 9x Flash Git • 9x Choppa 9x Snazzgun

Gretchin (40 Points) • 10x Gretchin • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Grot blasta • 1x Runtherd • 1x Runtherd tools 1x Slugga

Gretchin (40 Points) • 10x Gretchin • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Grot blasta • 1x Runtherd • 1x Runtherd tools 1x Slugga

Meganobz (150 Points) • 5x Meganob • 5x Twin killsaws

Meganobz (150 Points) • 5x Meganob • 5x Twin killsaws

Meganobz (180 Points) • 6x Meganob • 6x Twin killsaws

Nobz (105 Points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Nobz (105 Points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Nobz (105 Points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 Points) • 4x Stormboy • 4x Choppa 4x Slugga • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga

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Archetype

Mechanised Bully Boyz

Thoughts

Hot on their heels in undefeated second, Warboss Ben finally returns to the greenskin fold after a prolonged tour of other factions. His variant of Bully Boyz maximises flexibility - going wide with Nobz MSUs with a Warboss each provides lots of small units that can go off to solve a specific problem (a-la Chaos Space Marine brawler units), and including a squad of Flash Gitz to do some brutal drive-bys ensures your opponent can't be quite as blasé about ignoring the potential of your shooting phase as they normally can against Bully Boyz. Having the tools to open up a Trukk in shooting at a key moment can be valuable in the mirror as well. Good mitigation of some of the normal Bully Boyz weaknesses, and an excellent finish as a result.

Marshall Peterson - Astra Militarum (Combined Regiment) - 3rd Place

Lord Solar. Credit: Scott Horras "Heresy"

The List

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Dino Riders (2000 Points)

Astra Militarum Combined Regiment Strike Force (2000 Points)

CHARACTERS

Death Rider Squadron Commander (60 Points) • 1x Death Rider hunting lance 1x Plasma pistol 1x Savage claws

Death Rider Squadron Commander (60 Points) • 1x Death Rider hunting lance 1x Plasma pistol 1x Savage claws

Death Rider Squadron Commander (60 Points) • 1x Death Rider hunting lance 1x Plasma pistol 1x Savage claws

Lord Solar Leontus (125 Points) • Warlord • 1x Conquest 1x Konstantin’s hooves 1x Sol’s Righteous Gaze

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad (70 Points) • 1x Tempestor Prime • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Tempestus dagger • 4x Tempestus Scion • 4x Close combat weapon 1x Grenade launcher 1x Hot-shot lasgun 1x Hot-shot laspistol 1x Medi-pack 1x Meltagun 1x Plasma gun

Militarum Tempestus Command Squad (70 Points) • 1x Tempestor Prime • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Tempestus dagger • 4x Tempestus Scion • 4x Close combat weapon 1x Hot-shot lasgun 1x Hot-shot laspistol 1x Hot-shot volley gun 1x Medi-pack 1x Meltagun 1x Plasma gun

Primaris Psyker (60 Points) • 1x Force weapon 1x Laspistol 1x Psychic Maelstrom

Primaris Psyker (60 Points) • 1x Force weapon 1x Laspistol 1x Psychic Maelstrom

Primaris Psyker (60 Points) • 1x Force weapon 1x Laspistol 1x Psychic Maelstrom

Ursula Creed (55 Points) • 1x Duty and Vengeance 1x Power weapon

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Taurox Prime (90 Points) • 1x Armoured tracks 1x Storm bolter 1x Taurox missile launcher 1x Twin autocannon

Taurox Prime (90 Points) • 1x Armoured tracks 1x Storm bolter 1x Taurox missile launcher 1x Twin autocannon

Taurox Prime (90 Points) • 1x Armoured tracks 1x Storm bolter 1x Taurox missile launcher 1x Twin autocannon

OTHER DATASHEETS

Attilan Rough Riders (120 Points) • 1x Rough Rider Sergeant • 1x Hunting lance 1x Lasgun 1x Laspistol 1x Power sabre 1x Steed’s hooves • 9x Rough Rider • 2x Goad lance 7x Hunting lance 9x Lasgun 9x Laspistol 9x Steed’s hooves

Attilan Rough Riders (120 Points) • 1x Rough Rider Sergeant • 1x Hunting lance 1x Lasgun 1x Laspistol 1x Power sabre 1x Steed’s hooves • 9x Rough Rider • 2x Goad lance 7x Hunting lance 9x Lasgun 9x Laspistol 9x Steed’s hooves

Attilan Rough Riders (120 Points) • 1x Rough Rider Sergeant • 1x Hunting lance 1x Lasgun 1x Laspistol 1x Power sabre 1x Steed’s hooves • 9x Rough Rider • 2x Goad lance 7x Hunting lance 9x Lasgun 9x Laspistol 9x Steed’s hooves

Death Rider Squadron (140 Points) • 1x Ridemaster • 1x Death Rider hunting lance 1x Plasma pistol 1x Savage claws • 9x Death Rider • 9x Death Rider hunting lance 9x Laspistol 9x Savage claws

Death Rider Squadron (140 Points) • 1x Ridemaster • 1x Death Rider hunting lance 1x Plasma pistol 1x Savage claws • 9x Death Rider • 9x Death Rider hunting lance 9x Laspistol 9x Savage claws

Death Rider Squadron (140 Points) • 1x Ridemaster • 1x Death Rider hunting lance 1x Plasma pistol 1x Savage claws • 9x Death Rider • 9x Death Rider hunting lance 9x Laspistol 9x Savage claws

Kasrkin (120 Points) • 1x Kasrkin Sergeant • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Power weapon • 9x Kasrkin • 9x Close combat weapon 3x Hot-shot lasgun 1x Hot-shot laspistol 1x Hot-shot marksman rifle 1x Melta Mine 2x Meltagun 2x Plasma gun 1x Vox-caster

Tempestus Scions (50 Points) • 1x Tempestor • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Power fist • 4x Tempestus Scion • 4x Close combat weapon 1x Hot-shot lasgun 1x Hot-shot laspistol 1x Meltagun 1x Plasma gun 1x Vox-caster

Tempestus Scions (50 Points) • 1x Tempestor • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Power fist • 4x Tempestus Scion • 4x Close combat weapon 1x Hot-shot lasgun 1x Hot-shot laspistol 1x Meltagun 1x Plasma gun 1x Vox-caster

Tempestus Scions (50 Points) • 1x Tempestor • 1x Plasma pistol 1x Power fist • 4x Tempestus Scion • 4x Close combat weapon 1x Hot-shot lasgun 1x Hot-shot laspistol 1x Meltagun 1x Plasma gun 1x Vox-caster

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Archetype

Cavalry Spam

Thoughts

My mind still rebels slightly at this being even vaguely good, but Marshall follows up last week's appearance in the Best of the Rest with a top four placing for the pony club, improbably demonstrating that even Guard can play in melee meta. It certainly controls the board pretty well, especially once you add in some cheap Taurox Primes to go wide with, and some foes are going to find recycling Cavalry pretty overwhelming to deal with. Just hope you don't run into the few people who've been sporting Hellblasters as a meta tool. Well done Marshall on the bronze medal.

Derek Holder - World Eaters (Berzerker Warband) - 4th Place

Credit: Robert "TheChirurgeon" Jones

The List

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Thunder Warriors (1965 points)

World Eaters Strike Force (2000 points) Berzerker Warband

CHARACTERS

Angron (415 points) • Warlord • 1x Samni’arius and Spinegrinder

Lord Invocatus (140 points) • 1x Bolt Pistol 1x Coward’s Bane 1x Juggernaut’s bladed horn

World Eaters Daemon Prince (225 points) • 1x Hellforged weapons 1x Infernal cannon • Enhancement: Helm of Brazen Ire

World Eaters Master of Executions (125 points) • 1x Axe of dismemberment 1x Bolt pistol • Enhancement: Berzerker Glaive

BATTLELINE

Khorne Berzerkers (180 points) • 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion • 1x Berzerker chainblade 1x Plasma pistol • 9x Khorne Berzerker • 7x Berzerker chainblade 7x Bolt pistol 1x Icon of Khorne 2x Khornate eviscerator 2x Plasma pistol

Khorne Berzerkers (90 points) • 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion • 1x Berzerker chainblade 1x Plasma pistol • 4x Khorne Berzerker • 3x Berzerker chainblade 3x Bolt pistol 1x Icon of Khorne 1x Khornate eviscerator 1x Plasma pistol

Khorne Berzerkers (90 points) • 1x Khorne Berzerker Champion • 1x Berzerker chainblade 1x Plasma pistol • 4x Khorne Berzerker • 3x Berzerker chainblade 3x Bolt pistol 1x Icon of Khorne 1x Khornate eviscerator 1x Plasma pistol

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

World Eaters Rhino (75 points) • 1x Armoured tracks 1x Combi-bolter 1x Combi-weapon 1x Havoc launcher

OTHER DATASHEETS

Eightbound (145 points) • 1x Eightbound Champion • 1x Lacerators • 2x Eightbound • 2x Eightbound eviscerators

Exalted Eightbound (320 points) • 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion • 1x Paired Eightbound chainfists • 5x Exalted Eightbound • 5x Eightbound chainfist 5x Eightbound eviscerator

Exalted Eightbound (160 points) • 1x Exalted Eightbound Champion • 1x Paired Eightbound chainfists • 2x Exalted Eightbound • 2x Eightbound chainfist 2x Eightbound eviscerator

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Archetype

Classic World Eaters

Thoughts

It's (mostly) the classic World Eaters list, tweaked slightly to bring in a tanky Daemon Prince as a roaming threat in place of Kharn and a second Rhino. I assume it's aimed squarely at the Bully Boyz matchup - it provides a hefty improvement in the durability of your Berzerkers if they get charged with Killsaws, is highly resilient to D2 output when it gets stuck in, and is pretty well statted for murdering a broad range of Ork models. I'm sure the Orks as a whole are thrilled that other melee factions are tooling to give them an even better scrap. Congratulations to Derek on rounding out the top four.

The Best of the Rest

There were 5 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

5th - Gregory Hunter - T'au Empire (Mont’ka): Triple Breacherfish backed by Sky Rays and Riptides.
6th - Rob Andersen - Chaos Knights: Lots of War Dogs and a Great Unclean One.
7th - Chase Chappell - Chaos Daemons: The other side of the ally coin - three big Daemons, some skirmishing beasts and Infantry, then a trio of War Dogs.
8th - McKay Griffin - Space Wolves (Stormlance Task Force): Max ThunderCav, 20 Wulfen, and Ragnar with some Assault Intercessors.
9th - Alec Jones - Ultramarines (Vanguard Spearhead): The full teleporting Centurion Deep Strike gunline special.

Dicehammer Open 40k GT VII

43-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Irvine, CA, US on June 01 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

The Showdown

Priority Targets - Chilling Rain - Crucible of Battle

Joshua Petty - Chaos Knights (Traitoris Lance)

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dawgs (1990 points)

Chaos Knights Strike Force (2000 points) Traitoris Lance

CHARACTERS

War Dog Stalker (150 points) • Warlord • 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Diabolus heavy stubber 1x Slaughterclaw * This Datasheet also has the Battleline keyword.

BATTLELINE

War Dog Brigand (170 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Daemonbreath spear 1x Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Brigand (170 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Daemonbreath spear 1x Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Brigand (170 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Daemonbreath spear 1x Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Brigand (170 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Daemonbreath spear 1x Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Brigand (170 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Daemonbreath spear 1x Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Brigand (170 points) • 1x Armoured feet 1x Avenger chaincannon 1x Daemonbreath spear 1x Havoc multi-launcher

War Dog Karnivore (140 points) • 1x Diabolus heavy stubber 1x Reaper chaintalon 1x Slaughterclaw

War Dog Karnivore (140 points) • 1x Diabolus heavy stubber 1x Reaper chaintalon 1x Slaughterclaw

War Dog Karnivore (140 points) • 1x Diabolus heavy stubber 1x Reaper chaintalon 1x Slaughterclaw

War Dog Karnivore (140 points) • 1x Diabolus heavy stubber 1x Reaper chaintalon 1x Slaughterclaw

War Dog Karnivore (140 points) • 1x Diabolus heavy stubber 1x Reaper chaintalon 1x Slaughterclaw

ALLIED UNITS

Nurglings (40 points) • 3x Nurgling Swarm • 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Nurglings (40 points) • 3x Nurgling Swarm • 3x Diseased claws and teeth

Nurglings (40 points) • 3x Nurgling Swarm • 3x Diseased claws and teeth

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Jason McKenzie - T'au Empire (Retaliation Cadre)

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Emmissaries of the Dawn (2000 points)

T’au Empire Strike Force (2000 points) Retaliation Cadre

CHARACTERS

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (125 points) • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Burst cannon 1x Cyclic ion blaster 1x High-output burst cannon 1x Marker Drone 1x Shield Drone 1x Shield Generator • Enhancement: Prototype Weapon System

Commander in Coldstar Battlesuit (130 points) • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Cyclic ion blaster 2x Fusion blaster 1x Marker Drone 1x Shield Drone 1x Shield Generator • Enhancement: Internal Grenade Racks

Commander in Enforcer Battlesuit (110 points) • Warlord • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Cyclic ion blaster 1x Marker Drone 3x Missile pod 1x Shield Drone • Enhancement: Starflare Ignition System

Ethereal (50 points) • 2x Gun Drone 1x Honour stave 1x Hover Drone

OTHER DATASHEETS

Crisis Fireknife Battlesuits (150 points) • 1x Crisis Fireknife Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Gun Drone 1x Missile pod 1x Missile pod 1x Shield Drone • 2x Crisis Fireknife Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Gun Drone 4x Missile pod 2x Shield Drone

Crisis Starscythe Battlesuits (130 points) • 1x Crisis Starscythe Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Burst cannon 1x Gun Drone 1x Shield Drone 1x T’au flamer • 2x Crisis Starscythe Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon 2x Gun Drone 2x Shield Drone 2x T’au flamer

Crisis Sunforge Battlesuits (170 points) • 1x Crisis Sunforge Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit fists 2x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Shield Drone • 2x Crisis Sunforge Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 4x Fusion blaster 2x Gun Drone 2x Shield Drone

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 points) • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Cyclic ion raker 1x Ghostkeel fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Ghostkeel Battlesuit (160 points) • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Cyclic ion raker 1x Ghostkeel fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Kroot Carnivores (75 points) • 1x Long-quill • 1x Close combat weapon 1x Kroot pistol 1x Kroot rifle • 9x Kroot Carnivore • 9x Close combat weapon 9x Kroot rifle

Pathfinder Team (90 points) • 1x Pathfinder Shas’ui • 1x Close combat weapon 2x Gun Drone 1x Pulse carbine 1x Pulse pistol 1x Recon Drone 1x Semi-automatic grenade launcher • 9x Pathfinder • 9x Close combat weapon 6x Pulse carbine 9x Pulse pistol 3x Rail rifle

Piranhas (55 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Piranha fusion blaster 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Piranhas (55 points) • 1x Armoured hull 1x Piranha fusion blaster 2x Seeker missile 2x Twin pulse carbine

Riptide Battlesuit (180 points) • 1x Ion accelerator 2x Missile Drone 1x Riptide fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Riptide Battlesuit (180 points) • 1x Ion accelerator 2x Missile Drone 1x Riptide fists 1x Twin fusion blaster

Stealth Battlesuits (60 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

Stealth Battlesuits (60 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

Stealth Battlesuits (60 points) • 1x Stealth Shas’vre • 1x Battlesuit Support System 1x Battlesuit fists 1x Fusion blaster 1x Gun Drone 1x Homing Beacon 1x Marker Drone • 2x Stealth Shas’ui • 2x Battlesuit fists 2x Burst cannon

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Thoughts

A first appearance for the Retaliation Cadre, ready to get involved in a robot-on-robot slugfest spectacular. Jason's list fully leans into the Retaliation vibe, bringing a squad of each flavour of Crisis, a Commander tuned for each one, and lots of Ghostkeels, Stealths and Riptides in support. Slightly awkwardly, in this matchup, the Retaliation detachment trait doesn't do that much - a lot of the weapons jump from S8 to S9, which isn't relevant against the War Dogs at T10, and bigger guns were going to hit their invulnerable saves anyway, so the impact of AP improvement is limited. It does mean you might get a bit of chip damage from the various burst cannons, and where it is a slam dunk is for the fusion blasters, pushing them to a key breakpoint.

That's actually a good point to highlight one of the more subtle things this list does. While each of the three Commanders is equipped pretty similarly to one of the Crisis flavours, you don't have to put them with the same ones, and in this matchup I think there would be a decent-ish argument for putting the melta Commander with the Starscythes and vice-versa, as it increases the number of units that the War Dogs really need to worry about. In other matchups, you might get value from putting the missile Commander with the Starscythes, as the extra AP into elite Infantry can make a big difference. Definitely bear this in mind when building or playing against a Tau list. Other tools from the Cadre also help out here - a double dose of Mortals from the Grenade Rack commander can help take out two Dogs at once, while being able to Torchstar Gambit to keep the Sunforges operational longer is vital, as every list unit hurts here. Just body blocking multiple War Dogs with a Riptide then auto-exploding it is pretty funny too.

What do the War Dog hordes have to work with here? A decent amount, so this is far from a foregone conclusion. They have a very easy line on Bring it Down/Deploy for a reliable high Secondary score, and the low Leadership of the Tau's best units can genuinely count against them in this matchup - unpredictably losing objectives would be a problem on some missions. The impact of this is mitigated a bit by the mission that's in play though - the Tau can afford to drop the odd few points as long as they can grind the dogs down and score at the end fo the game, and they probably should win an attrition war, as long as they don't lose key units to Karnivores, especially as Ghostkeels are a huge pain for the Knights to kill. The Tau can also do BID/Deploy super well, meaning that Secondary scores are likely to either be even or mildly favour the Empire.

From the Chaos Knights point of view, the potential weakness is that the Tau units all fold to a Karnivore, and they only have a limited number of units that aren't relying on 5s to wound chipping through stuff. Push the Karnivores forward in groups to places that aim to put the Tau on 5VP Primary turns on multiple occasions, and try and push to victory through that route. The Tau, on the flip side, want to focus on taking out a clean two Knights a turn to leave nothing left, preserving their melta Crisis at all costs (sacrificing Riptides to body block if needed). This game ended up close, suggesting good plans from both players, but in the end the Tau squeaked it by a single point, earning a trophy for the newest spin on the Greater Good.

Result

T'au Empire (Retaliation Cadre) Victory - 85 - 84

Jason McKenzie - T'au Empire (Retaliation Cadre) - 1st Place

XV104 Riptide Battlesuit. Credit: Rockfish

The List

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Archetype

Retaliation Toolbox

Thoughts

All covered in the Showdown, and I'm an absolute sucker for toolbox lists so I love the mix of options having all those Commanders and Crisis units that you can theoretically chop and change. Mobile gunplay is also very appealing, and I'm a fan of this list overall - great work from Jason.

The Best of the Rest

There were 8 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

2nd - Joshua Petty - Chaos Knights (Traitoris Lance): See Showdown.
3rd - Kyle Parry - Ynnari (Battle Host): Very go-wide Aeldari, adding Venoms full of Kabalites to the Craftworld tools.
4th - Matthew Green - Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic): Lots of Characters, lots of extra board control via three units each of Cultists and Enlightened.
5th - Michael Georges - Drukhari (Skysplinter Assault): All-Venom go-wide Skysplinter.
6th - Alex Spathopoulos - Space Wolves (Gladius Task Force): Max Wulfen as a spearhead for an all-rounder Marine core with Wolf Characters mixed in.
7th - Stephen Corrales - Dark Angels (Ironstorm Spearhead): Stormraven and double RepEx, plus some extra board presence from some Deathwing Knights.
8th - Luke Ehlert - Space Wolves (Stormlance Task Force): Max ThunderCav, max Wulfen.
9th - RJ Abad - T'au Empire (Retaliation Cadre): Two Fireknife units and one Sunforge squad, supported by two each of Ghostkeels and Riptides.

90. Bedburger Scheunenkloppen

37-player, 5-round Grand Tournament in Bedburg, Nordrhein-Westfalen, DE on June 01 2024. All the lists for this event can be found in Best Coast Pairings.

Florian Pal - Orks (Green Tide) - 1st Place

Shoota Boyz. Credit: Rockfish

The List

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Dr. Green Krump Orks Battle Size: 2. Strike Force (2000 Point limit) Detachment: Green Tide

+ Character +

Big Mek in Mega Armour [120pts]: Grot oiler, Kustom force field, Kustom mega-blasta, Raucous Warcaller

Painboy [70pts]: Grot orderly Painboy [70pts]: Grot orderly Painboy [70pts]: Grot orderly

Warboss [80pts]: Attack squig, Bloodthirsty Belligerence, Power klaw Warboss [65pts]: Attack squig, Power klaw Warboss [65pts]: Attack squig, Power klaw

Weirdboy [55pts] Weirdboy [80pts]: Brutal But Kunnin', Warlord

+ Battleline +

Boyz [85pts] . Boss Nob . . Power klaw and slugga . 9x Boy w/ Slugga and choppa: 9x Choppa, 9x Slugga

Boyz [170pts] . Boss Nob . . Power klaw and slugga . 2x Boy w/ Rokkit launcha and close combat weapon: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Rokkit launcha . 17x Boy w/ Slugga and choppa: 17x Choppa, 17x Slugga

Boyz [170pts] . Boss Nob . . Power klaw and slugga . 2x Boy w/ Rokkit launcha and close combat weapon: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Rokkit launcha . 17x Boy w/ Slugga and choppa: 17x Choppa, 17x Slugga

Boyz [170pts] . Boss Nob . . Power klaw and slugga . 2x Boy w/ Rokkit launcha and close combat weapon: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Rokkit launcha . 17x Boy w/ Slugga and choppa: 17x Choppa, 17x Slugga

Boyz [170pts] . Boss Nob . . Power klaw and slugga . 2x Boy w/ Rokkit launcha and close combat weapon: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Rokkit launcha . 17x Boy w/ Slugga and choppa: 17x Choppa, 17x Slugga

Boyz [170pts] . Boss Nob . . Power klaw and slugga . 2x Boy w/ Rokkit launcha and close combat weapon: 2x Close combat weapon, 2x Rokkit launcha . 17x Boy w/ Slugga and choppa: 17x Choppa, 17x Slugga

+ Infantry +

Gretchin [40pts] . 1 Runtherd and 10 Gretchin . . 10x Gretchin: 10x Close combat weapon, 10x Grot blasta

Gretchin [40pts] . 1 Runtherd and 10 Gretchin . . 10x Gretchin: 10x Close combat weapon, 10x Grot blasta

Meganobz [180pts] . 6x Meganob w/ Twin killsaw: 6x Twin killsaw

Stormboyz [65pts] . Boss Nob: Power klaw . 4x Stormboy: 4x Choppa, 4x Slugga

Stormboyz [65pts] . Boss Nob: Power klaw . 4x Stormboy: 4x Choppa, 4x Slugga

++ Total: [2,000pts] ++

Archetype

Green Tide

Thoughts

A finely honed engine of destruction here, feeling like it's pretty close to dead-on the optimal configuration of pure horde Green Tide. 60 max durability Boyz in Warboss/Painboy setups, backed by one big Weirdboy unit to farm CP early and warp in for a Tide of Muscle charge late, then a smaller Weirdboy unit to lock in objectives as the horde rolls forward. Complete the recipe with some utility units and the indestructible Meganob brick, and you have green tide perfection that will wash most foes clean off the table. It did just that under Florian's command, congratulations!

Tim Schneider - Orks (Bully Boyz) - 2nd Place (Undefeated)

Meganobz. Credit: Rockfish

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Die Rockas (2000 points)

Orks Strike Force (2000 points) Bully Boyz

CHARACTERS

Big Mek in Mega Armour (100 points) • 1x Grot Oiler 1x Kustom Force Field 1x Kustom mega-blasta 1x Power klaw

Big Mek in Mega Armour (100 points) • Warlord • 1x Grot Oiler 1x Kustom Force Field 1x Kustom mega-blasta 1x Power klaw

Warboss (75 points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas • Enhancement: ’Eadstompa

Warboss (65 points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas

Warboss (65 points) • 1x Attack squig 1x Kombi-weapon 1x Power klaw 1x Twin sluggas

Warboss in Mega Armour (105 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x ’Uge choppa • Enhancement: Tellyporta

DEDICATED TRANSPORTS

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

Trukk (65 points) • 1x Big shoota 1x Spiked wheels 1x Wreckin’ ball

OTHER DATASHEETS

Flash Gitz (80 points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Kaptin • 1x Choppa 1x Snazzgun • 4x Flash Git • 4x Choppa 4x Snazzgun

Flash Gitz (80 points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Kaptin • 1x Choppa 1x Snazzgun • 4x Flash Git • 4x Choppa 4x Snazzgun

Gretchin (40 points) • 10x Gretchin • 10x Close combat weapon 10x Grot blasta • 1x Runtherd • 1x Runtherd tools 1x Slugga

Meganobz (180 points) • 6x Meganob • 6x Twin killsaws

Meganobz (150 points) • 5x Meganob • 5x Twin killsaws

Meganobz (150 points) • 5x Meganob • 5x Twin killsaws

Nobz (210 points) • 2x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 9x Nob • 9x Power klaw 9x Slugga

Nobz (105 points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Nobz (105 points) • 1x Ammo Runt • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga • 4x Nob • 4x Power klaw 4x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 points) • 4x Stormboy • 4x Choppa 4x Slugga • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 points) • 4x Stormboy • 4x Choppa 4x Slugga • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga

Stormboyz (65 points) • 4x Stormboy • 4x Choppa 4x Slugga • 1x Boss Nob • 1x Power klaw 1x Slugga

Archetype

Bully Boyz

Thoughts

Bully Boyz make it a double header in the undefeated slots at this event, with Tim's version of it skewing slightly towards durability via Big Meks instead of Warbosses for a couple of the Meganobz units. It also adds a bit of go-wide and utility power from small Nobz units and Flash Gitz, similar to Ben's list from Wargames for Warriors. Clearly a bit of flexibility is the way to go when the metagame is gunning for you, well done to Tim!

The Best of the Rest

There were 4 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

3rd - Dennis Gottschalk - Grey Knights (Teleport Strike Force): Five Dreadknights and two Redeemers.
4th - Kai Simonsen - Adeptus Mechanicus (Skitarii Hunter Cohort): A robot rampage with max Dragoons and Canis Rex.
5th - Nils Gottschalk - Leagues of Votann: Heathguard/Land Fortress-heavy Votann.
6th - Christophe Hardenne - Necrons (Hypercrypt Legion): Double C'tan, double Doomsday and a Warrior/Monolith combo.

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Martin Bræmer Nielsen - Grey Knights (Teleport Strike Force) - 1st Place

Grey Knight Paladins. Credit: Colin Ward

The List

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gk lol (1995 points)

Grey Knights Strike Force (2000 points) Teleport Strike Force

CHARACTERS

Grand Master (125 points) • 1x Nemesis force weapon 1x Psycannon • Enhancement: Sigil of Exigence

Grand Master in Nemesis Dreadknight (215 points) • 1x Heavy incinerator 1x Heavy psycannon 1x Nemesis daemon greathammer • Enhancement: Inescapable Wrath

Kaldor Draigo (125 points) • Warlord • 1x Scourging 1x Storm bolter 1x The Titansword

BATTLELINE

Brotherhood Terminator Squad (420 points) • 1x Terminator Justicar • 1x Nemesis force weapon 1x Storm bolter • 9x Brotherhood Terminator • 1x Ancient’s Banner 2x Incinerator 1x Narthecium 9x Nemesis force weapon 6x Storm bolter

OTHER DATASHEETS

Nemesis Dreadknight (195 points) • 1x Heavy incinerator 1x Heavy psycannon 1x Nemesis greatsword

Nemesis Dreadknight (195 points) • 1x Heavy incinerator 1x Heavy psycannon 1x Nemesis greatsword

Nemesis Dreadknight (195 points) • 1x Heavy incinerator 1x Heavy psycannon 1x Nemesis greatsword

Paladin Squad (450 points) • 1x Paragon • 1x Nemesis force weapon 1x Storm bolter • 1x Paladin Ancient • 1x Ancient’s Banner 1x Nemesis force weapon 1x Psycannon • 8x Paladin • 8x Nemesis force weapon 4x Psycannon 4x Storm bolter

ALLIED UNITS

Eversor Assassin (75 points) • 1x Executioner pistol 1x Power sword and neuro gauntlet

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Archetype

Terminators and Dreadknights

Thoughts

Grey Knights round out our roster of winners for the day, here going for a mere four Dreadknights so that it can include the full Grand Master Paladin unit and Draigo Brotherhood squad. I will continue to be on record as a huge fan of Grand Master Paladins with the Sigil, as it opens up so many matchups, and the pressure headache that Draigo represents is very helpful in a lot of games. Big fan of this, especially as it makes a change from "whoops all Dreadknights", well done Martin.

The Best of the Rest

There were 3 more players on 4-1 records. They were:

2nd - Bo Moerck Penstoft - Blood Angels (Sons of Sanguinius): Heavy-duty as Sons of Sanguinius go, opting for full-sized Jump Intercessor units with Sanguinary Priests, plus the mandatory big Death Company and VanVet units.
3rd - Peter Herbild - Thousand Sons (Cult of Magic): Standard-issue five Rubricae unit Tsons.
4th - Morten Wedel - Chaos Daemons (Daemonic Incursion): A proper captain anti-Planet build with a Greater Daemon of each god (Skarbrand and regulars for the rest) and a bunch of Flamers and Flesh Hounds to provide speedy support.

Wrap Up

That's it for part two, check out the finale for the week tomorrow as we continue to countdown to the end of the Leviathan season.

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